Improvement in eaves-trough hangers



hanger from the roof. Y

' slide A.

UNITED STATES APATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES T. METZNER., OF STERLING, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN EAVES-TROUGH HANC-ERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 194,611, dated August28, 1877; application led December 27,1876.

To allwhom it may'concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES T. METZNER, of Sterling, in the countyofWhiteside and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Haves-Trough Hangers, oi' which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which letters of reference similar to those used in thisspecification denote corresponding parts.

My invention consists in a novel method of attaching eavesvtroughs tothe hangers upon the roof, so that the trough may readily. be detachedat any time without separating the B is the hanger, in the upper part ofwhich are two or more holes through whichA the hanger, by nails orscrews, is fastened to the roof. A certain portion of the lower partof Bis bent at or near a right angle, so as to lie parallel with anddirectly upon the upper side oi' the brace D. D is the ordinaryeavestrough brace, having its sides folded and bent downward to obtainthe greatest stiffness. In the brace D is cut the transverse slot h, asshown, and before the brace D is soldered into the trough there isslipped over it the band or The extreme lower end ofthe hanger B is bentdownward at g forinsertion into the slot h.

The method of use is' as follows: When the trough is ready for hangingthe hanger B is placed on the brace D, with the bent end of B insertedin the slot h. The slide A is then passed over and embraces snuglyl thebrace D` and that part of the `hanger B which is superimposed upon thebrace. This, in connection with the insertion of the end of the hanger Binto the slot h, prevents any relative movement of the hanger and thetrough. The up- 'per part of the hanger is then bent to any desiredangle to it the roof, and nailed or screwed to the latter. Thereafter,by merely slipping the slide Afrom the end of the hanger B, the troughcan be removed for purposes of painting, Ste., without detaching thehanger from the roof, and the trough can as readily be refastened. Theslide A I would make of copper, to avoid rusting. The slot h may belessened in length, and the Aend ofthe hanger B, which is insertedtherein, narrowed to correspond, thereby weakening less the brace. Theinsertion of a third of the width of the hanger in the slot h issuicient, as the only purpose of such insertion is to prevent the partsB and D from slipping on each other.

An advantagein the use of the slide A, in addition to the readyadjustability of the parts which it ai'ords, is that it gives the fullstrength ofthe brace D at the point of attachment ot' the latter to thehanger B.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In an eaves-trough, the combination of th hanger B, provided with theshort bend g, with the braceD, having the slot h and slide A, allarranged as described, and for the purpose specified.

CHARLES THEODORE METZNEB. Witnesses: i

J oHN W. ALEXANDER, WILLIAM H. ALEXANDER.

